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Freshwater

Freshwater (2018)

240 pages 3.5/5 Goodreads

Both a recounting of trauma and its impacts, as well as a retelling of a Nigerian fable. The main character's multiple experiences of trauma are retold and the author unflinchingly explores how they are impacted (e.g., self-harm, dissociation). The character's psychology is viewed through a non-Western lens.

Author: Akwaeke Emezi

ISBN: 9781684410408